"To refuse the sweets of life because they once must leave us, is as preposterous as to wish to have been born old, because we one day must be old."

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About William Congreve

William Congreve was an English playwright and poet of the Restoration era. He is best known for comedies of manners such as The Way of the World and Love for Love.

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